Light and Creamy Mac and Cheese

Name: Light and Creamy Mac and Cheese
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 85 grams cup uncooked jumbo elbow macaroni; 158 milliliters fat-free (skim) milk; 28 grams reduced-fat cream cheese (Neufchâtel), cut into small pieces, softened; 79 milliliters Green Giant® Valley Fresh frozen sweet peas; 43 grams slices each) process American cheese

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Light and Creamy Mac and Cheese a try. This vegetarian recipe serves 2. One portion of this dish contains approximately 15g of protein, 10g of fat, and a total of 312 calories. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 10 minutes. Head to the store and pick up jumbo elbow macaroni, process american cheese, valley peas, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the peas you could follow this main course with the Easy Peasy Strawberry Dessert as a dessert.

Instructions

Cook and drain macaroni as directed on package, omitting salt and adding peas for the last 5 minutes of cooking.

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Macaroni

Peas

Salt

Meanwhile, in 10-inch nonstick skillet, heat milk, cream cheese and American cheese over medium-low heat, stirring carefully with wire whisk, until cheese is melted.

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American Cheese